This Target Is Most Suitable

Watching Hayato laughing wildly before him, Fugaku stood there, stunned.

An indescribable, agonizing pain mingled with self-reproach for his actions over the years: as clan head, he had failed to protect his people.

His tacit approval of Shisui leaning toward the Hokage's faction.

His cowardice, his compromises, his fear of standing up to the oppression of Danzo and the Konoha high command.

He, Uchiha Fugaku, had failed his ancestors; he had failed the Uchiha clan.

Bitter Fruit Entry System

Target detected: Uchiha Fugaku

Bitter Fruit type triggered: Regret Bitter Fruit

Content: Self-reproach for failing to protect his people as clan head, cowardice, compromise, and fear of opposing the oppression of Danzo and the Konoha high command.

Harvesting in progress...

Harvest successful!

[Uchiha Fugaku's Regret Bitter Fruit]

[Extractable entry rewards: Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Chakra Capacity Doubled, Uchiha Secret Technique: Body Flicker, Fire Style, Shuriken Proficiency+]

[Due to a critical effect, you may select two entry rewards]

[Critical hit generated a one-time experience card: Sin Retrospection]

What?

Hayato's laughter cut off, and he stood there, utterly bewildered.

Hearing the laughter stop, Fugaku couldn't help but step forward, asking with concern, "Hayato, what's wrong?"

He was genuinely worried that the Hayato before him might just drop dead right there, which would only add another layer of sin to his own conscience.

Hayato had a sudden flash of inspiration; his eyes rolled back, and he fell straight backward.

"Hayato!"

Fugaku exclaimed, catching him, then shouted toward the door, "Get someone in here!"

With a rush, the Uchiha clansmen waiting outside pushed the door open, and Fugaku said with a trembling voice, "Quickly, call the clan's medical ninja!"

A figure hurried to Fugaku's side and immediately began examining Hayato.

Hayato, eyes closed, had already prepared himself, immersing his consciousness into the system panel the moment the medical ninja began the check-up.

"What's the situation?" Fugaku asked, watching the medical ninja's examination.

"Clan Head, it's an attack of extreme agitation leading to a chakra disturbance. He is currently in a state of self-induced dormancy and should wake up shortly," the medical ninja replied with a strange expression.

She had checked Hayato's body and found nothing abnormal, yet his mental state was undeniably erratic.

Seeing Fugaku's inquiry, this was the only way she could respond.

Fugaku breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, thank goodness he was alright.

Looking at the chattering clansmen in the room, Fugaku said softly, "Everyone, head out. Let this child get some rest."

The crowd paused, their gazes falling upon Fugaku.

How did this clan head suddenly feel different?

"Allocate a sum from the clan's public funds for compensation." Fugaku's gaze shifted to Rin, who was covered by a white cloth.

"Just say... he died in battle for the Uchiha and for Konoha. Don't say anything more."

After speaking, Fugaku picked up the head nearby and left alone.

He needed to be alone to think.

To think about whether he had truly done the right thing all these years.

Within his mind, Hayato looked at the system panel before him, truly feeling that he had made the right move!

"I've hit the jackpot."

Looking at the rewards on the panel, Hayato muttered to himself incessantly.

The Three-Tomoe Sharingan and the other rewards—any one of them would be a massive boost for an ordinary ninja.

Not to mention the doubled chakra capacity; most ordinary ninjas didn't have much chakra to begin with—not everyone was someone like Kakashi.

In the original story, Kakashi always seemed to be running low on mana, but that was because his Sharingan was constantly active, forcing him to consume chakra at every moment.

In terms of raw chakra alone, if not for the burden of the Sharingan, Kakashi would have been among the top-tier Jonin in Konoha.

Even with the reduced reserves caused by the Sharingan, he could still carve a dog head into the ground with Earth Style ninjutsu.

And as for the Uchiha Secret Technique: Body Flicker, Fire Style, and Shuriken Proficiency—which one of these wouldn't be fought over if released to the public?

Even training just one of them properly could lead to becoming a Special Jonin.

'Select Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Uchiha Secret Technique: Body Flicker, Fire Style, and Shuriken Proficiency+'

Silently chanting his choice, Hayato prepared to see how the passive doubling would manifest.

[Passive activated. Doubling in progress. Entry rewards updated to: Three-Tomoe Sharingan+, Uchiha Secret Technique: Body Flicker, Fire Style, Shuriken Mastery.]

Jackpot!

Hayato couldn't help but feel a surge of joy; he was truly glad he had chosen the passive ability.

After the rewards were issued, Hayato began to carefully sense his own condition.

A wave of itching sensation spread across his eyes, but since he was currently feigning unconsciousness, he had no choice but to endure it.

Following that came the mastery of Body Flicker, Fire Style, and shuriken techniques.

The insights into Body Flicker overlapped with some of the notes and observations Shisui had left behind, while the Fire Style rewards included several B-rank ninjutsu. However, the Shuriken Mastery category was the most extensive.

It contained all manner of Uchiha Shuriken Jutsu.

One had to realize that Uchiha Shuriken Jutsu was renowned throughout the ninja world; it included the Shuriken Manipulation Technique, the method Uchiha Itachi used to strike blind spots by having thrown shuriken collide with one another, and much more.

As expected of the Clan Head, this reward is truly extraordinary.

Hayato sighed inwardly. This reward was simply incredible, and the fact that he could choose two out of three was a first.

Immediately, Hayato turned his attention to the final item.

Generate a one-time experience card: Sin Retrospection.

Opening this so-called one-time experience card, Hayato examined it carefully. One-time items were either incredibly powerful or exceptionally rare.

As it turned out, Hayato's intuition was correct; even though he had braced himself, the description before him left him somewhat dumbfounded.

Good heavens!

If this were used on any member of the Uchiha clan, wouldn't it trigger the Mangekyo immediately?

This Sin Retrospection would force the target to witness, from a first-person perspective, every moment of agony experienced by all the Uchiha youths who had died in accidents, with an additional effect attached.

It allowed them to see the true future.

In other words, it would play the Uchiha Clan Downfall on a loop, second by second.

Honestly, Hayato was almost tempted to use it on himself—it was the Mangekyo!

Once the Mangekyo was awakened, even at its weakest, one could reach the level of a Kage-level powerhouse like the Kazekage; one shouldn't underestimate the weakest Kage.

It could resolve any situation against elite jonin, excluding those like Kakashi, in a matter of minutes.

However, after some thought, he decided against it. He already knew of the future Uchiha Downfall and had lived under the threat of death for years, yet he hadn't awakened the Mangekyo.

Then, there is only one target.

Hayato immediately decided on the most suitable candidate besides himself.

That's right, it was still his dearest Clan Head: Uchiha Fugaku.

He was someone who had already awakened the Mangekyo but had never revealed it, and unlike other Uchiha clansmen, he was not prone to losing control of his emotions.

In the original story, he was capable of silently acquiescing to, and even facilitating, his own son's massacre of the clan, bearing the blood debt of his entire kin.

This target was the most suitable.